Christine Pascal

Christine Pascal (29 November 1953 – 30 August 1996) was a French actress, writer, and director known for Le Petit Prince a dit, 1992.^[1]

Christine Pascal
Born	(1953-11-29)29 November 1953 Lyon, Rhône
Died	30 August 1996(1996-08-30) (aged 42) Garches, Hauts-de-Seine
Occupation(s)	Actress, screenwriter, director
Years active	1974–1995
Spouse	Robert Boner (1982–1996)

Biography

Born in Lyon, Rhône, Pascal made her film debut at 21 in Michel Mitrani's Les Guichets du Louvre (1974), and began an association with Bertrand Tavernier with her next film, L'Horloger de Saint-Paul (1974). Other films with Tavernier include Que la fête commence (1975), for which she received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actress; The Judge and the Assassin (1976); Des enfants gatés (1977), which she co-scripted; and Round Midnight. Other film appearances include Black Thursday (1974), La Meilleure façon de marcher (1976), The Maids of Wilko (1979), Entre Nous (1983), and Le Grand Chemin (1987). She made her directorial debut with Félicité, and also directed La Garce, Zanzibar, Le Petit prince a dit (which won the Louis Delluc Prize) and Adultère, mode d'emploi.^[2]

Pascal had contemplated suicide at various times in her life, and Félicité, the first film she directed, opens with a suicide scene. In 1984, when asked how she would like to die, she reputedly said, "En me suicidant, le moment venu." ("By killing myself, when the time comes.")^{[citation needed]}

In 1996, while staying in a psychiatric hospital in the Paris suburb of Garches, Pascal committed suicide by jumping out of a window.^[3][4] She is buried in Cimetière du Père Lachaise in Paris. In 2003, the psychiatrist who was caring for Pascal was sentenced to one year in prison for failing to take appropriate action to prevent her suicide.^[5]

Filmography

As actress

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	L' Horloger de Saint-Paul	Liliane Torrini
	Les Guichets du Louvre	Jeanne
1975	Que la fête commence...	Emilie
	Cécile ou La Raison des femmes: Vivre à deux	Cécile	TV mini-series
	Le docteur noir	Pauline	TV movie
1976	La meilleure façon de marcher	Chantal
	The Judge and the Assassin	one of the strikers	Uncredited
1977	Rendez-vous en noir	the fiancée	TV mini-series
	Les Indiens sont encore loin	Lise
	L'imprécateur	Betty Saint-Ramé
	Des enfants gâtés	Anne Torrini
1978	Chaussette surprise	Juliette
1979	On efface tout	Anne Glizer
	The Maids of Wilko	Tunia
	Félicité	Félicité
	Paco l'infaillible	Maria
1980	Le Chemin perdu	Liza
1981	Au bon beurre	Josette	TV series
	Das Haus im Park	Simone	TV movie
1982	Bonbons en gros	Jeannette	TV movie
1983	Entre Nous	Sarah
	Cinéma 16	Isabelle	TV series
	Faux fuyants	the filmmaker
	Elle voulait faire du cinéma	Alice Guy-Blaché	TV movie
1985	Train d'enfer	Isabelle
	Signé Charlotte	Christine
	Elsa, Elsa	the "true" Elsa
1986	Round Midnight	Sylvie
1987	Le grand chemin	Claire (Louis' mother)
	Promis... juré!	Madeleine
1988	La travestie	Christine
	La couleur du vent	Hélène Plazy
1989	Série noire	Corinne	Episode: "Main pleine"
	Pause-café	Josiane Vernon	Episode: "La traverse"
1990	Navarro	Sylvie Rivette	Episode: "Fils de périph"
	L'ami Giono: Le déserteur	Marie-Jeanne	TV movie
	Le sixième doigt	Viviane
	A Ilha	Linda Walsh	Short
1991	Rien que des mensonges	Lise
1992	La femme de l'amant	Laetitia	TV movie
1994	Regarde les hommes tomber	Sandrine
	Les patriotes	Laurence
	Le sourire	Chantal	(final film role)

As director

Year	Title	Notes
1979	Félicité
1985	La Garce
1989	Zanzibar
1992	Le petit Prince a dit	Cesar Nominations for Best Film and Best Director
1995	Adultère (mode d'emploi)

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Film or series
1976	Nominated	César Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Que la fête commence
1993	Nominated		Best Film	Le Petit prince a dit
	Nominated		Best Director	Le Petit prince a dit
1992	Won	Louis Delluc Prize	Prix Louis Delluc	Le Petit prince a dit
		Montréal World Film Festival	Best Screenplay	Le Petit prince a dit (Shared with Robert Boner)

References

1. "Christine Pascal | Actress, Writer, Director". IMDb. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
2. Christine Pascal, 42, A French Actress And Film Director New York Times. 4 September 1996
3. Kirkup, James (3 September 1996). "Christine Pascal: Obituary". The Independent.
4. Lefort, Gérard. "Christine Pascal nous abandonne.L'actrice de "Que la fête commence" et réalisatrice du "Petit Prince a dit" s'est suicidée vendredi. Elle avait 42 ans". Libération. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
5. "Le psychiatre condamné après le suicide de l'actrice". Le Parisien. 7 July 2003. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

External links

• Biography portal

• Christine Pascal at IMDb
• Christine Pascal at Find a Grave